Aurora Crime
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Aurora armed robber gets 21 yearsFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Kane County judge sentenced an Aurora man to 21 years in prison for robbing a drug dealer at gunpoint, county officials said. Tranon D. Meeks, 27, of the 400 block of...
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Priest with Aurora ties accused of sex assaultFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - A priest with ties to Aurora-area churches was arrested Thursday and charged with sexually assaulting a minor under the age of 13, officials said. The Rev. Alfredo Pedr...
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Aurora drug dealer sentenced to 20 yearsFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing more than $1 million worth of cocaine. Jesus Montes, 45, agreed to the sentence in exchange for a g...
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Getaway driver in fatal Bensenville holdup pleads guilty to lesser chargeFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - The getaway driver during the 2014 robbery and fatal shooting of a Bensenville convenience store clerk pleaded guilty to a single, lesser count Wednesday, drastically re...
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$100,000 bail for Bloomingdale woman charged with PTO theftFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - The former PTO treasurer of Bloomingdale's Winnebago Elementary School, accused of pilfering more than $19,000, is free after posting $10,000 bail. Tiffany Moorman, 40, ...
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DuPage board member Eckhoff not guilty of DUIFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - DuPage County Board member Paul Grant Eckhoff was found not guilty of DUI during a bench trial Wednesday. Judge James Konetski ruled there was not enough evidence to fin...
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Jail time, probation for real estate broker who stole clients' escrow moneyFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Burr Ridge real estate agent, convicted of stealing potential homebuyers' earnest money, avoided prison time Tuesday but will serve probation and 120 days in jail. A D...
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Westmont man legally insane in vandalism at Lombard synagogueFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Westmont man was declared not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday in his 2014 vandalism of a Lombard synagogue. Judge George Bakalis issued his ruling less than a wee...
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Rise in domestic violence arrests concerns Kane state's attorneyFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County felony arrests in 2015 continued their downward trend, decreasing 8 percent from 2014 and dropping an overall 41 percent from the high water mark in 2009. Bu...
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Bail reduced for Naperville protesterFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - Bail was reduced by $90,000 Monday for a Lisle man being held on felony disorderly conduct charges for filing a false police report against a Naperville officer. Donald ...